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How many players have taken a wicket with their first ball in Tests as Shamar Joseph did?
And have any of their first victims averaged more than Steve Smith?Steven Lynch23-Jan-2024Shamar Joseph’s first two Test wickets were Steve Smith and
Afghanistan look to spring a surprise against Shadab-led Pakistan
Not too much rides on this T20I series in an ODI World Cup year, but expect plenty of intrigue nonethelessRvel Zahid23-Mar-2023High-octane matches bet
FAQs: What to expect as 3TC makes its debut
The format, the players, the rules… and the possibility of a gesture or two in support of the BLM movementESPNcricinfo staff17-Jul-20203:55What exactl
New Zealand quicks channel their inner Hatchet Man
Neil Wagner wasn’t playing, but he was there in spirit, as NZ quicks employed the short-ball tactic with successKarthik Krishnaswamy in Wellington23-F
Afghanistan have hit a bump on their happy road
The World Cup’s underdogs came in as fan favourites, but what they really wanted to do was win games. That didn’t happenJarrod Kimber06-Jul-2019Someon
'New mystery guy in the house'
Twitter reactions to Kuldeep Yadav’s memorable first day in Test cricket, on which he took 4 for 68ESPNcricinfo staff25-Mar-2017In a series filled wit
Fun, focused Root the right man for the job
There will be challenges ahead as Joe Root takes on the England Test captaincy but he has the temperament and drive to succeedGeorge Dobell13-Feb-2017
Shaun Udal's last-chance saloon
The former England offspinner relives the Mumbai Test of 2006, which turned out to be his last – and most memorable Alan Gardner06-Dec-2016If Alastair
Mustafizur varies his offcutter with success
Mustafizur Rahman said he had varied the use of his stock ball, the offcutter, during his first day in Test cricket, when he took 4 for 37 against Sou
The matches that defined the league stage
Ranji Trophy is not all about first-innings point. Here are five of the best matches this yearSidharth Monga05-Jan-2013ScorecardFile photo: Zaheer Kha